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January 6, 2021 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the Delhi Science Forum and the Society for Knowledge Commons to become intervenors in a landmark copyright case that threatens to block access to online websites Sci-Hub and LibGen, which provide free access to swathes of scientific and technical literature and articles. On December 21,2020 three publishing giants sued Sci-Hub and LibGen before the Delhi High Court. The lawsuit — which demands that the websites and their mirrors and subdomains, be permanently blocked — was filed by Elsevier Ltd., Wiley Periodicals (and its Indian ...

Coronavirus | Criticism of vaccine approval continues Updated: Updated: All India People’s Science Network condemns the “hasty regulatory approval” Share Article All India People’s Science Network condemns the “hasty regulatory approval” Joining the criticism of the government’s green light to COVID-19 vaccines, the All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN), a federation of popular science movements across the country, condemned the “hasty regulatory approval.” In a statement, the AIPSN said that while it lauded the efforts of Indian scientists in developing indigenous...

Ready for this week’s retirement investing pop quiz? In what kind of bonds should you invest the fixed income portion of your portfolio if you thought that a huge economic downturn was just around the corner—U.S. Treasurys or High-Grade Corporate Bonds? The standard answer from most financial planners is the former. Their theory, which certainly is plausible, is that during economic crashes investors dump all risky assets—including corporate bonds—in favor of the safety of U.S. Treasurys. But few, if any, of these financial planners have actually analyzed the historical record with su...